- A massive sinkhole suddenly emerged in a busy street filled with fast moving cars in Hangzhou, China
- The sinkhole might have caused a major disaster if not for a quick-thinking traffic officer
- The quick-thinking traffic officer guides the traffic and avoids the crack, then cordoned the sinkhole with some handy traffic cones
HANGZHOU, China – A massive sinkhole suddenly emerged in a busy street filled with fast moving cars and could have caused a major disaster if not for a quick-thinking traffic officer.
An article by Kirstie McCrum for The Mirror published on April 26 said that a CCTV footage, taken in Hangzhou, China, shows an official noticing a crack expanding in a busy road.
While the officer was standing in the road, the camera zooms in on the officer pointing at the area he is having a concern. The quick-thinking traffic officer guides the traffic and avoids the crack.
After few seconds, a giant sinkhole emerged in the busy street, but the traffic officer didn’t leave. Instead, he cordoned the sinkhole off with some handy traffic cones.
The traffic officer then directed cars around it, keen to avoid any danger.
The video shows the moment the road caved in; reportedly just four minutes after the video started. The top layer folds like dough into the ground; leaving a wide 2-meter deep hole.
Reports said there were no injuries noted over the sinkhole incident and it is because of the traffic officer who had been quick in assessing the problem.
This is not the first time China was caught by surprise by the sudden appearance of massive sinkholes.
Jess Staufenberg mentioned in his article for the Independent published on April 1 that a giant sinkhole appeared in a pond in China; swallowing up to 25 tons of fish and thereby ruining the livelihood of a local farmer who was identified only as Yang.
Water levels were seen to drop at a rapid rate at the farm in Guiping in South China until it was almost completely drained; revealing the giant hole.
Locals believe that the sinkhole, which is almost five meters wide, may have been caused by quarrying nearby the area.
Here’s a video clip from WSB TV showing the traffic enforcer’s quick moves before the sink hole appeared:
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